85-8-615. Procedure to levy additional assessments. If in the first assessment for construction the commissioners shall have reported to the court a smaller sum than is needed to complete the work of construction or if in any year an additional sum is necessary to pay the lawful indebtedness of said drainage district, further or additional assessments on the land (including improvements where benefited) and corporations benefited, proportioned on the last assessment of benefits which has been approved by the court, shall be made by the commissioners of said drainage district under the order of the court or presiding judge thereof; provided, however, that the total assessments for original construction and any additional assessments, other than for maintenance, incidental expense, and interest on bonds, shall, in no event, exceed the total assessments of benefits as provided in 85-8-342. Notice of the hearing of the application for such additional assessment shall be published at least once each week for 3 consecutive weeks in one newspaper published in each county in which said lands, or any part thereof, within said district are situated, which further or additional assessment may be made payable in installments as specified in 85-8-611 and shall be treated and collected in the same manner as the original assessments for construction confirmed by the court in said drainage district.

     History: En. Sec. 74, Ch. 129, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7338, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7338, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 409, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2410.